(a) DefinitionsIn this section:(1) ComputerThe term “computer” includes a computer network and any interactive electronic device.
(2) Cybercrime against individualsThe term “cybercrime against individuals” has the meaning given the term in section 30107 of this title.
(b) National strategyThe Attorney General shall develop a national strategy to—(1) reduce the incidence of cybercrimes against individuals;
(2) coordinate investigations of cybercrimes against individuals by Federal law enforcement agencies;
(3) increase the number of Federal prosecutions of cybercrimes against individuals; and
(4) develop an evaluation process that measures rates of cybercrime victimization and prosecutorial rates among Tribal and culturally specific communities.
(c) Classification of cybercrimes against individuals for purposes of crime reportsIn accordance with the authority of the Attorney General under section 534 of title 28, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall—(1) design and create within the Uniform Crime Reports a category for offenses that constitute cybercrimes against individuals;
(2) to the extent feasible, within the category established under paragraph (1), establish subcategories for each type of cybercrime against individuals that is an offense under Federal or State law;
(3) classify the category established under paragraph (1) as a Part I crime in the Uniform Crime Reports; and
(4) classify each type of cybercrime against individuals that is an offense under Federal or State law as a Group A offense for the purpose of the National Incident-Based Reporting System.
(d) Annual summaryThe Attorney General shall publish an annual summary of the information reported in the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident-Based Reporting System relating to cybercrimes against individuals, including an evaluation of the implementation process for the national strategy developed under subsection (b) and outcome measurements on its impact on Tribal and culturally specific communities.
(Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title XIV, § 1403, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 950.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection not effective until Oct. 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after Mar. 15, 2022, see section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as a note under section 6851 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
National Strategy, Classification, and Reporting on CybercrimePub. L. 117–347, title III, § 311(a), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6205, provided that:
“(a) National Strategy.—The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop a national strategy, which shall be developed to supplement, not duplicate, the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking and the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction of the Department of Justice, to—“(1) reduce the incidence of cybercrimes against individuals;
“(2) coordinate investigations of cybercrimes against individuals by Federal law enforcement agencies; and
“(3) increase the number of Federal prosecutions of cybercrimes against individuals.”
[For definition of “cybercrime against individuals” as used in section 311(a) of Pub. L. 117–347, set out above, see section 30107(a) of this title, as made applicable by section 3 of Pub. L. 117–347, which is set out as a note under section 20145 of this title.]
Better Cybercrime MetricsPub. L. 117–116, May 5, 2022, 136 Stat. 1180, as amended by Pub. L. 117–347, title III, § 311(b), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6205, provided that:
Definitions
For definitions of terms used in this section, see section 12291 of this title, as made applicable by section 2(b) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, which is set out as a note under section 12291 of this title.